Important: Please make sure you contact PP Russell by Mid-day Thursday with your apology.
Russell’s email is: suttoncourt@bigpond.com.au
Meeting Venue: Rochester Wine Bar
Next Meeting: 11th December
December marks Family of Rotary Month. As we approach Christmas and the New Year we are more conscious of a focus on family and family reunions. People of most faiths (or even no religious faith) celebrate on some level, commerce slows down and many families take their annual holidays. So December is indeed a time to reflect on family values and how Rotary shapes those values. In Rotary we see our life priorities as family, work and then Rotary. But ideally we should not isolate Rotary from our family life.
Pres. Noel welcomed Rotarians Graeme Nelson, Stewart McDonald and Rotary Partners Pam McDonald, Jeanette Nelson and Robyn Lucas
Apologies: Ray Lewis, Russell Anderson, Noel Schier and Bryan Griffiths
Christmas Meeting Update: The Club’s Christmas Dinner, Thursday 18th December at The Drovers’ Arms, Goornong will leave the Rochester Railway Station @ 6.30pm. The meal, 3 course will cost $35.00 or 2 course @ $27.00 plus $5 for the bus. Invite friends and prospective members to join in this celebration. Please make this an event to remember.
World of Difference: PP Heather and the college student team departed last Tuesday for Cambodia.
International: PP Stewart spoke of the many RAWCS volunteers who travel to developing countries providing assistance and training with many issues such as water and sanitation projects, improving general health services as as well as literacy programs. To support RAWCS and its ever needed funds Stewart indicated that the RAWCS Dinner Badge stickers were available and an appropriate donation be considered.
Foundation: During November our bulletins have provided items regarding the importance of the Foundation. At the Board Meeting of 27 November we provided a Mid Year contribution of $1000
Rotary Bus: Enquiries for the bus continue at a pleasing level with 27 Bookings already in hand for 2015.
Advance Notice: 8th – 13th April will be the twentieth time the Rotary Murray Darling School of Fresh Water Research has offered year 11 students the opportunity to work alongside some of Australia’s Rotary Club of Rochester leading scientists. Follow up contact will be made with the Rochester Secondary College to seek applicant/s.
RAIC: Rotary Adventure In Citizenship will be held in Canberra from Saturday 9 May to Saturday 16May 2015 inclusive. Applications will open Monday 16 February and close 10 April. Follow up contact will be made with the Rochester Secondary Collage to seek applicant/s.
Meeting change notice: Our weekly meeting of the 15th January will be held at 12noon at the Criterion Hotel.
Rotary District 9800 Conference 2015 Time is running out for early bird registration which closes on December 15th. A fantastic line–up of speakers and entertainment has been arranged for participants.
And finally The Cardiologist and the Mechanic: A Honda mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Honda when he spotted a well-known cardiologist in his shop. The cardiologist was there waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his car when the mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hey Doc, want to take a look at this?” The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the Honda. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, “So Doc, look at this engine. I opened its heart, took the valves out, repaired or replaced anything damaged, and then put everything back in, and when I finished, it worked just like new. So how is it that I make £24,000 a year and you make £1.7M when you and I are doing basically the same work? The cardiologist paused, leaned over, and then whispered to the mechanic, “Try doing it with the engine running.”